Deceased Name: DOMINIC CALI, 103, CAME HERE FROM ITALY IN 1920
Dominic Cali lived most of his 103 years in Cleveland, but he never lost his thick Italian accent or his taste for Italian food.
He credited his native cuisine and his que sera, sera attitude for his longevity.
"I always believed God would look after me, and he did," Mr. Cali told an interviewer three years ago.
Mr. Cali, of Cleveland, died yesterday at St. Augustine Manor.
During World War I, Mr. Cali served in the Italian navy as a cannoneer on a destroyer with a crew of 190.
He was among the 40 sailors who survived when a German submarine sank the vessel.
In 1962, he received the Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto from the Italian government for his military service.
Ten years later, he was presented the Insignia of Commendatore to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for helping Italian immigrants settle in Cleveland.
He was born in Calabria, Italy, and came to Cleveland in 1920. Four years later, he became a United States citizen.
His first job in this country was washing dishes in a restaurant.
Then he was hired by the Cuyahoga County engineer's office as a laborer.
From 1924 through 1939, Mr. Cali operated a shoe repair business at W. 73rd St. and Lake Ave.
During World War II, he was a stocker at the tank plant in Brook Park.
After the war, he worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mr. Cali married a German immigrant in 1926. His wife, Paulina, died in 1983. One of their sons, Frank, was killed in the Korean War.
Survivors include his sons, Anthony of Parma and Vincent of Lakewood; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland.
Ripepi Funeral Home in Parma is handling arrangements.
Dominic Cali lived most of his 103 years in Cleveland, but he never lost his thick Italian accent or his taste for Italian food.
He credited his native cuisine and his que sera, sera attitude for his longevity.
"I always believed God would look after me, and he did," Mr. Cali told an interviewer three years ago.
Mr. Cali, of Cleveland, died yesterday at St. Augustine Manor.
During World War I, Mr. Cali served in the Italian navy as a cannoneer on a destroyer with a crew of 190.
He was among the 40 sailors who survived when a German submarine sank the vessel.
In 1962, he received the Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto from the Italian government for his military service.
Ten years later, he was presented the Insignia of Commendatore to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for helping Italian immigrants settle in Cleveland.
He was born in Calabria, Italy, and came to Cleveland in 1920. Four years later, he became a United States citizen.
His first job in this country was washing dishes in a restaurant.
Then he was hired by the Cuyahoga County engineer's office as a laborer.
From 1924 through 1939, Mr. Cali operated a shoe repair business at W. 73rd St. and Lake Ave.
During World War II, he was a stocker at the tank plant in Brook Park.
After the war, he worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mr. Cali married a German immigrant in 1926. His wife, Paulina, died in 1983. One of their sons, Frank, was killed in the Korean War.
Survivors include his sons, Anthony of Parma and Vincent of Lakewood; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland.
Ripepi Funeral Home in Parma is handling arrangements.
Deceased Name: DOMINIC CALI, 103, CAME HERE FROM ITALY IN 1920
Dominic Cali lived most of his 103 years in Cleveland, but he never lost his thick Italian accent or his taste for Italian food.
He credited his native cuisine and his que sera, sera attitude for his longevity.
"I always believed God would look after me, and he did," Mr. Cali told an interviewer three years ago.
Mr. Cali, of Cleveland, died yesterday at St. Augustine Manor.
During World War I, Mr. Cali served in the Italian navy as a cannoneer on a destroyer with a crew of 190.
He was among the 40 sailors who survived when a German submarine sank the vessel.
In 1962, he received the Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto from the Italian government for his military service.
Ten years later, he was presented the Insignia of Commendatore to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for helping Italian immigrants settle in Cleveland.
He was born in Calabria, Italy, and came to Cleveland in 1920. Four years later, he became a United States citizen.
His first job in this country was washing dishes in a restaurant.
Then he was hired by the Cuyahoga County engineer's office as a laborer.
From 1924 through 1939, Mr. Cali operated a shoe repair business at W. 73rd St. and Lake Ave.
During World War II, he was a stocker at the tank plant in Brook Park.
After the war, he worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mr. Cali married a German immigrant in 1926. His wife, Paulina, died in 1983. One of their sons, Frank, was killed in the Korean War.
Survivors include his sons, Anthony of Parma and Vincent of Lakewood; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland.
Ripepi Funeral Home in Parma is handling arrangements.
Dominic Cali lived most of his 103 years in Cleveland, but he never lost his thick Italian accent or his taste for Italian food.
He credited his native cuisine and his que sera, sera attitude for his longevity.
"I always believed God would look after me, and he did," Mr. Cali told an interviewer three years ago.
Mr. Cali, of Cleveland, died yesterday at St. Augustine Manor.
During World War I, Mr. Cali served in the Italian navy as a cannoneer on a destroyer with a crew of 190.
He was among the 40 sailors who survived when a German submarine sank the vessel.
In 1962, he received the Knight of the Order of Vittorio Veneto from the Italian government for his military service.
Ten years later, he was presented the Insignia of Commendatore to the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic for helping Italian immigrants settle in Cleveland.
He was born in Calabria, Italy, and came to Cleveland in 1920. Four years later, he became a United States citizen.
His first job in this country was washing dishes in a restaurant.
Then he was hired by the Cuyahoga County engineer's office as a laborer.
From 1924 through 1939, Mr. Cali operated a shoe repair business at W. 73rd St. and Lake Ave.
During World War II, he was a stocker at the tank plant in Brook Park.
After the war, he worked for the Ohio Department of Transportation.
Mr. Cali married a German immigrant in 1926. His wife, Paulina, died in 1983. One of their sons, Frank, was killed in the Korean War.
Survivors include his sons, Anthony of Parma and Vincent of Lakewood; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, 6928 Detroit Ave., Cleveland.
Ripepi Funeral Home in Parma is handling arrangements.
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